Harry Connick Jr. Archives

Copycat (1995)

Rating: ★★★★

May 11, 2003Serial Killer Thriller

Strong and effective serial killer thriller that was overlooked by the success of the same year's much more high profile Se7en. Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter give excellent performances in a finely tuned script

Director: Jon Amiel

Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, …

Category: Horror

11 May 200322 May 2021 by Roog

Independence Day (1996)

Rating: ★★

Apr 12, 2003Alien Invasion

The film that made Roland Emmerich's name as a specialist in mass destruction spectacle. At heart, this rehashes a 1950s alien invasion film on a big-budget and adds blatantly sentimentalised American flag-waving

Director: Roland Emmerich

Actors: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 April 200317 April 2026 by Roog

The Iron Giant (1999)

Rating: ★★★★

Aug 7, 1999Animation/Friendly Giant Robot

The first animated film from Brad Bird is a sweet and lovely piece about the friendship between a young boy and a giant robot. Underrated at the time, this has subsequently become regarded as a classic

Director: Brad Bird

Actors: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Aniston, …

Category: Science Fiction

7 August 19999 May 2026 by Roog

The Simian Line (2000)

Rating: ★★

Nov 22, 2008Magical Realist Ensemble Drama

New Age film where a psychic makes a prediction about the couples at a party splitting up and how this affects all present

Director: Linda Yellen

Actors: Lynn Redgrave, William Hurt, Eric Stoltz, Harry Connick Jr., …

Category: Fantasy

22 November 200815 March 2024 by Roog

Bug (2006)

Rating: ★★★★

Mar 17, 2025Disturbed Psychology and Paranoia

One of the last films from William Friedkin, an astonishingly deranged descent into paranoia and madness, featuring an alarming performance from a young, unknown Michael Shannon

Director: William Friedkin

Actors: Michael Shannon, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins

Category: Horror

17 March 202515 December 2025 by Roog